Trauma and Resilience: A new look at legal advocacy for youth in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems
While rates of trauma are high for all youth, they are particularly high for youth in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.
External Reports
LGBT Youth in Detention: Myth and Reality
A fact sheet created by the New York Juvenile Justice Coalition on some myths and realities about LGBT youth in juvenile detention facilities.
Justice for All? A Report on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Youth in the New York Juvenile Justice System
This report, the first of its kind, documents the discrimination and bias against LGBT youth that pervades New York’s juvenile justice system. The report concludes with recommendations for professionals in the juvenile justice system to help improve the treatment of LGBT youth.